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“Look for excellence rather than the results of it” – Ryan Lobo

28. December 2009

Photography at its root is honest. Its analog legacy is documentary, accuracy and authenticity. Digitally transformed, the honesty of image capture is being questioned. Regarding truth, however, photography’s quality has remained unchanged. Each capture is a story and the storyteller is the purveyor of truth. Compassionate storyteller, Ryan Lobo, relates some remarkable insights in a 15 minute presentation.

The Afghanistan Portfolio of Photographer – David Guttenfelder

26. November 2009

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Photographers learn early to capture contrast. Most serious photographers – pre digital – started seeing frames in black and white so the word “contrast” is etched into our professional consciousness. Yet, contrast is more importantly seen as paradox. In this group of images taken in Afghanistan by Photographer David Guttenfelder, we are confronted with some of the most profound examples.

Rodney Smith: A Master Maker

21. September 2009

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I believe you can break photographers down to two categories, “the makers” and “the takers”. I would put Rodney Smith into the former; he’s a maker. This isn’t a value judgment, only an observation, but wait, there’s more.

Saddle Up

10. August 2009

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Creativity is often manifested by saddling up a 20 something ambitious ego and riding it ragged until exhausted. Postpone utter collapse by permitting an hour or two of office ping pong every day, but then ride the fatigue into long weekend hours until spent. Overall it’s a good strategy but not especially sustainable. In this Video Charlie Rose Talks to the author John Grisham.

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“Look for excellence rather than the results of it” – Ryan Lobo

The Afghanistan Portfolio of Photographer – David Guttenfelder

Rodney Smith: A Master Maker

Saddle Up